All Kinds of Methods
In the following days, Yun Yan profoundly demonstrated what it means to retaliate in kind.
He first located the Kumogakure mine that he had his eye on.
The way to play this mine is to surround three areas and leave one open.
The method involves first using a powerful Earth Release is a technique in Chinese mythology that creates a sense of escaping or excavation) to cause the mine's interior to collapse, blocking all other exits except for the last one.
Just as everyone inside the mine was in a panic, trying to get out through the last exit, Yun Yan stood at the entrance and used a move called "Majestic Destroyer Flame," exhaling a massive, high-temperature Fire Style that resembled a sea of fire, causing the flames to pour into the mine!
Good heavens, whether they are prisoners, miners, or ordinary ninjas, how could they withstand this S-rank Fire Release Ninjutsu? Especially since they are in an underground mine with no way to escape!
Yun Yan stood at the entrance of the cave, not holding back his Chakra, and blew fire into the cave for more than a minute, burning the mine into a raging inferno and turning everyone inside into roasted meat!
After a little over a minute of intense heat and Fire Style, no one in the entire underground mine could breathe anymore, and a strong smell of burning began to emanate from the entrance.
Standing at the cave entrance, Yun Yan finally got to smell what burnt human flesh smelled like—a rare treat indeed.
Considering the high temperature and unsightly conditions inside the mine, Yun Yan decided not to go in. He simply scanned the area from the outside with his Endless Vista to confirm that there were no survivors before leaving.
After finishing grilling the naan pit-roasted meat, Yun Yan continued his search for his next target.
His next target was a group of ninjas he had encountered escorting high-ranking officials from the Lightning Country.
Their strategy was to kill each other.
Upon finding the group, Yun Yan went straight to them and unceremoniously activated his Genjutsu Mangekyō Sharingan. He unleashed a Genjutsu, hypnotizing all the ninjas in the group into a state of conscious awareness but unable to move their bodies.
The ninjas protecting the team were all out of commission; the few remaining were the high-ranking officials from the Lightning Country who were being protected.
These high-ranking officials, who are all incompetent and lazy, are fat and bloated. They are arrogant and domineering, ordering their subordinates around like they are their grandsons or servants.
But faced with this situation, they became like grandsons, almost wet themselves in fear, and cried and begged Yun Yan for mercy.
What about Yun Yan?
He smiled kindly and offered these high-ranking officials a condition they couldn't refuse.
The condition is that if you want to live, pick up a weapon and kill the Kumogakure ninjas who are protecting you.
He had already controlled this group of Kumogakure ninjas with Genjutsu. Although they were conscious, their eyes could move, and they could speak, their bodies were stiff and they couldn't move at all. They were practically powerless and could only be slaughtered.
To be honest, when they heard these conditions, the high-ranking officials of the Lightning Country were all dumbfounded.
Despite their ruthless exploitation of the people, they still harbor a deep-seated fear of ninjas, who possess extraordinary strength.
Now, they are terrified to be forced to turn their swords against those they once feared and to kill them.
Unfortunately, they had no right to refuse; if they refused, Yun Yan would kill them!
Having no other choice, these high-ranking officials from the Lightning Country could only pick up Kunai and other weapons and, trembling, attack the Kumogakure ninjas protecting them.
Of course, these Kumogakure ninjas were unwilling to accept this. They were all furious and angrily denounced these high-ranking officials for repaying kindness with enmity.
But things had come to this point, and condemnations of ingratitude meant nothing to these high-ranking officials; preserving their lives was now the most important thing.
Therefore, the high-ranking officials of the Lightning Country had no choice but to continue their actions and begin killing people.
But a new problem arises: these high-ranking officials have never even killed a chicken in their entire lives, let alone a person.
They could only tremble with fear, shouting and yelling to bolster their courage, as they Kunai stabbed the Kumogakure in the neck with their kunai.
He didn't stop until the other person was covered in blood, his own face and body were covered in blood, and even his own eyes were blurred by the other person's blood.
And so, the high-ranking officials finally managed to kill the Kumogakure ninjas who were protecting them, and the Kumogakure ninjas closed their eyes in resignation and lost their lives.
Yun Yan's request was fulfilled. He nodded in satisfaction, kept his promise, let the high-ranking officials of the Lightning Country go, and left alone.
After Yun Yan left, the high-ranking officials, covered in blood, collapsed to the ground, dropped their Kunai, and stared blankly at the dead Kumogakure ninja, still shaken.
Then...
Before these high-ranking officials could even react, their heads were severed by Eight-Part Wind Wheel that appeared out of nowhere.
That's right. How could Yun Yan possibly leave any trace of them alive? His so-called leniency is just a way to comfort them; eliminating them completely is Yun Yan's style.
This is how Yun Yan treats this group of people: they kill each other.
But that wasn't enough for Yun Yan, so he continued to look for his next target.
Through scanning the Endless Vista, Yun Yan set his next target as a newly formed class team from Kumogakure that he had encountered by chance.
What is a class team?
It's about a Jonin leading a team of three Genin who have just graduated from the Ninja Academy, on a mission.
Furthermore, since they were newly recruited Genin, it was inconvenient for them to take on more difficult missions. However, as ninjas, they had to shed blood, so ordinary mountain bandits entrenched in the Land of Lightning Country became their targets.
When Yun Yan crept over in the dark, he witnessed this scene:
Three Kumogakure, who were killing for the first time, were Genin their heart palpitations as they hunted down bandits who needed to be wiped out in this mountain stronghold.
Several bandits have already died at their hands, and the remaining bandits must also be wiped out.
It's alright if some bandits occasionally escape; the Jonin will cover for them outside the stronghold.
This Kumogakure Jonin Kumogakure, while observing his students' mission progress, also occasionally took action to eliminate any who slipped through the net; it could be said that he fulfilled his duties very well.
If nothing unexpected happens, the first mission for this Kumogakure class team should be completed smoothly.
The bandits in the stronghold will be killed by these inexperienced Genin, and the newly bloodied Genin will officially grow into qualified ninjas of Kumogakure.
This is how things should have unfolded under normal circumstances, but who brought Yun Yan here? Who brought this most unusual variable into the picture?
With the intention of seeking revenge and disrupting the entire Kumogakure Lightning Country, Yun Yan began his operation.
His approach to this Kumogakure class team was to take the lead and dominate the game.
The so-called "turning the tables" also requires the use of Genjutsu.
Yun Yan opened his Mangekyou Sharingan, first subdued the Cloud Village Jonin who was covering for the three Genin outside the stronghold, and then, carrying the Jonin, stormed into the stronghold.
Faced with Yun Yan, an uninvited guest who seemed to have fallen from the sky, everyone in the stronghold, from the three Kumogakure Genin to the fleeing bandits, was stunned.
Yun Yan smiled slightly and cast another Genjutsu, which also subdued the three Kumogakure Genin.
In this way, the entire class team from Yun Yan Village was controlled by Yun Yan. They were conscious, able to see and speak, but their bodies were stiff and unable to move.
Then...
Then Yun Yan handed over the entire captured Kumogakure squad to the remaining bandits in the stronghold who hadn't been killed yet, letting these bandits do as they pleased.
Hehe, this is going to be interesting.
These bandits, already suffering an undeserved calamity, were almost powerless against the overwhelming power of the ninjas, and could only flee in all directions like lambs to the slaughter.
But who knew the situation would suddenly change? A ninja from Konoha arrived and captured all the ninjas from Kumogakure, turning them into the host!
The remaining bandits' moods changed drastically; their emotions rebounded dramatically, transforming from despair and resentment to ecstatic joy!
Faced with the four captured and immobile Kumogakure ninjas, the remaining bandits practically had their eyes gleaming with greed as they surrounded them!
What awaited this squad from Kumogakure was an extremely tragic end.
Incidentally, among these three fledgling Kumogakure Genin, there was also a female ninja who had just graduated.
Two men and one woman is the standard configuration for a ninja team, which is quite normal.
It's easy to imagine that this female ninja's fate would be even more tragic, so tragic that it's unbearable to watch.
However, Yun Yan was not soft-hearted. Even though all of this happened before his eyes, and he saw the ugliest side of human nature, he still had no compassion.
Why?
Mercy to the enemy is cruelty to oneself.
The fate of that Konoha Ninja squad that was wiped out was no worse than that of the Kumogakure class squad in front of them.
Why should the Konoha Ninja suffer such a fate? Why can't the ninjas of Kumogakure suffer the same fate?
Yun Yan watched this extremely cruel scene in silence.
In the darkness of night, in the mountain stronghold, the four ninjas from the Kumogakure squad were slowly tortured to death one by one by the remaining bandits until dawn.
After dawn, it all ended.
Yun Yan slaughtered the remaining bandits, set the stronghold ablaze, and then left triumphantly.
This is how Yun Yan plays against this Kumogakure class team—taking the initiative and turning the tables.